Chinese word

接驳

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiē bó

Meaning

  • verbconnect

Example

这条地铁线和公交线可以接驳。zhè tiáo dì tiě xiàn hé gōng jiāo xiàn ké yǐ jiē bó

This subway line can connect to the bus line.

Illustration for 接驳 (connect)

More examples

停车场有摆渡车可以接驳到地铁站。tíng chē chǎng yǒu bǎi dù chē ké yǐ jiē bó dào dì tiě zhàn

There is a shuttle bus at the parking lot that connects to the subway station.

Core concept

Provides the missing link between separate routes, vehicles, or transport services.

Common phrases

  • 接驳巴士jiē bó bā shì

    shuttle bus

  • 接驳地铁站jiē bó dì tiě zhàn

    connect to the subway station

  • 接驳机场班车jiē bó jī chǎng bān chē

    connect to the airport shuttle

Similar words

换乘huàn chéng: Switch from one transport service to another during a journey.
中转zhōng zhuǎn: Change services midway through a trip while traveling to a destination.
转车zhuǎn chē: Switch vehicles and continue the journey in a different one.

Definition in Chinese

指在两段交通或运输环节之间安排短时衔接（如班车或换乘措施），以便人员或货物从一端顺利转到另一端。zhǐ zài liǎng duàn jiāo tōng huò yùn shū huán jié zhī jiān ān pái duǎn shí xián jiē rú bān chē huò huàn chéng cuò shī yǐ biàn rén yuán huò huò wù cóng yì duān shùn lì zhuǎn dào lìng yì duān

Word origin

接驳 (jiēbó, "transport connection") combines 接 (jiē, "join") with 驳 (bó, "barge or transfer vessel"), extending the idea of joining people or goods from one transport leg to the next.

Usage tips

  • In travel notices, the word commonly signals a practical short ride between places such as a station, airport terminal, campus, or hotel rather than the whole journey.

Opposites

Related words

  • 接驳车jiē bó chēshuttle busnoun
  • 接驳服务jiē bó fú wùshuttle servicenoun

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